A Conceptual Approach to Land Suitability Evaluation for Residential Settlement in Aceh Sing Geographic Information System

Abstract

This article introduces the concept of land suitability evaluation for possible application in residential settlement
in Banda Aceh. On December 26th, 2004 the earthquake and tsunami has struck the west coast of northern Sumatra
Island, Indonesia. Banda Aceh is the largest residential area and most severely affected by this disaster impact. Ten years
after the tragedy, it is essential to assessed physical environment in suitability evaluation of new residential settlement
area with the aim of knowing the regions conformity. Emphasis of research is focused on the selection criteria, parameters
and variables reviewed from literatures and its possibility of applying it in Geographic Information System
Keywords: land evaluation, land suitability, residential settlement, GIS.